Abdominal delivery in the 16th century

Reiss, H. E.

doi:10.1258/jrsm.96.7.370

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“…wysoki na tamte czasy poziom wiedzy Nufera. Mężczyzna z uwagi na swoją profesję posiadał wiedzę anatomiczną oraz umiejętności praktyczne, które mógł wykorzystać podczas porodu żony [7].…”

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History of caesarean section

Zwierzyńska

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Janowski

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J Educ Health Sport

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Cesarean section is a obstetric procedure known since ancient times. It is mentioned in almost all ancient cultures. While until the 17th century it was performed mainly post mortem to retrieve an infant from the body of the deceased mother, today there are many indications for termination of pregnancy in this way. Literature provides references to earlier attempts to save the mother, but this happened only sporadically. The first record of a cc that both mother and child survived dates back to 1500. The development of science and medicine contributed to the dissemination and improvement of the methods used to extract a child by caesarean section. It was influenced by the development of operational, anesthetic and aseptic techniques. A milestone was the introduction of the Pfannenstiel – Kerr lower transverse incision method. Later, the Misgav-Ladach technique was introduced. Today, transverse incisions are most commonly used.

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History of caesarean section

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“…Nufer, a pig gelder, allegedly performed the operation on his wife, Elizabeth, after her prolonged and ineffectual labour (Todman, 2007;Reiss, 2003). Elizabeth went on to give birth to five other children by vaginal deliveries (Todman, 2007).…”

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“…23 This occurred "after the clergy, who provided medical care in the early Middle Ages, were forbidden in the twelfth century by the church to perform procedures that involved shedding blood" (Blumenfeld-Kosinski, 1990). Herbert Reiss questions the authenticity of this account because "even if [the] woman had escaped death from haemorrhage or infection ... it is inconceivable that she could have had so many subsequent vaginal deliveries without uterine rupture" (Reiss, 2003). Advances in Literary Study (Worth-Stylianou, 2013).…”

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Birthing and Mining in John Donne’s “To His Mistress Going to Bed”

Frayne¹

2017

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This paper uncovers an aspect of "To His Mistress Going to Bed" that has largely been ignored by critics of the poem, namely, the poem's interest in the interrelationship between power, geological exploration, and childbirth. Over the past twenty years, social historians and historians of medicine have explored early modern accounts of childbirth, making it possible for scholars to recover the historical context framing Donne's depictions of childbirth. Placing "To His Mistress" within this historical context forces us to rethink a number of critical assumptions about the poem: in particular that the poem concerns sex but not procreation. In this paper, I explore the implications that medical beliefs about reproduction and the medical politics of childbirth had for Donne as he set about trying to dramatize male desire and uncover the hidden interior of the female body. My historical analysis reveals how the poem fits within the early modern conversation about women's reproductive power and artificial birth. By illuminating interwoven references to childbirth with references to mining, I situate Donne's poem within the larger early modern conversation about women's reproductive power and artificial birth. This repositioning has important implications for Donne's sexual politics and the medical context informing his work.

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A history of caesarean section: From ancient world to the modern era

Todman¹

2007

Aust NZ J Obst Gynaeco

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Caesarean section has been recorded in history since ancient times in both Western and non-Western literature. Although the first use of the term in obstetrics was from the seventeenth century, its early history is obscured by mythology. The origin of the term caesarean is believed to be from the birth of Julius Caesar; however, this is unlikely considering his mother Aurelia Cotta lived for many years afterwards. In ancient times, it was performed only when the woman was dead or dying as an attempt to rescue the fetus. With few exceptions, this was the pattern until the era of anaesthesia in the nineteenth century. Developments in surgical technique from the later nineteenth century and through the twentieth century have refined the procedure, with resulting low morbidity and mortality. As a consequence, the objectives of caesarean section have evolved from rescuing the fetus or for cultural or religious reasons towards concerns for the safety of mother and child as well as considering the mother's preferences.

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Abdominal delivery in the 16th century

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History of caesarean section

History of caesarean section

Birthing and Mining in John Donne’s “To His Mistress Going to Bed”

A history of caesarean section: From ancient world to the modern era

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